About whether LLMs are capable polymaths or still make simple errors.
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About whether LLMs are capable polymaths or still make simple errors.
Votes cast 1–2 October 2026: 100,590 votes from 9,694 people.
I think we’re in agreement. It’s going to take next generation architecture to address the flaws where the LLM often can’t even correct its mistake when it’s pointed out as with the strawberry example.
I still think transformers and LLMs will likely remain as some component within that next gen architecture vs something completely alien.